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Trial reportBMC public health2024

Effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program on depression, emotion regulation, and sleep problems: A randomized controlled trial study on depressed elderly.

Nima Javadzade, Sayed Vahid Esmaeili, Victoria Omranifard, Fatemeh Zargar

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Trial report in BMC public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nima JavadzadeStudent Research Committee, Department of Health psychology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-9708-2978
Sayed Vahid EsmaeiliStudent Research Committee, Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-1243-6242
Victoria OmranifardDepartment of Psychiatry Behavioral Sciences Research Center, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-6230-4179
Fatemeh ZargarBehavioral Sciences Research Center, Department of Health Psychology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. fatemehzargar@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-2121-3323
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · IRShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 3400484
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEntering old age is associated with various physical and psychological disabilities. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction program on emotion regulation and sleep problems in depressed elderly.

methodsThis study was a clinical trial conducted on 60 elderly individuals with depression using purposive sampling. These elderly were referred by geriatricians and were included in the study based on the inclusion criteria. The participants were randomly assigned to two groups: the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) group and the control group. Both groups completed the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), the Gratz and Roemer Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index before and after the intervention. The MBSR sessions were held for the experimental group in 8 sessions of 90 min each, once a week. Finally, all the data were analyzed using SPSS software version 26 through descriptive and analytical statistics such as mean and standard deviation, t-tests and mixed analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) with repeated measures.

resultsThe results showed that the MBSR intervention led to a significant reduction in depression symptoms (p < 0.001) and improvement in emotion regulation and sleep quality (p < 0.001) among the elderly participants with depression in the intervention group. DISCUSSION: The results of this study showed that MBSR can be effective in reducing depression levels, improving emotion regulation, and sleep quality among depressed elderly individuals compared to the control group. Caregivers and psychotherapists of nursing homes can use care programs such as MBSR program to improve the physical and mental condition of the elderly.

trial registrationFirst Registration: 13/01/2022, Registration Number: IRCT20211118053099N1, Access: https://www.irct.ir/trial/61207 .

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Emotional RegulationMindfulnessAgedDepressionHumansSleepSleep QualityStress, PsychologicalDepressionElderlyEmotional regulationMBSRMindfulness-based stress reductionSleep quality

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